Counseling Schools In Florida
There are 30 accredited counseling schools in Florida for faculty who teach counseling classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the counseling academic community in Florida, and the future trends in counseling training at the following levels:
- Counseling Certificate
- Associates degree in Counseling
- Bachelors degree in Counseling
- Masters degree in Counseling
- PhD degree in Counseling
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Florida Vs. National Counseling Employment
| Florida | 26,810 |
| National | 653,240 |
Of all of the counseling professionals in the country, nearly 4% are in the state of Florida.
Employment Growth for Counseling professionals In Florida
| 26,370 | 25,350 | 26,880 | 26,840 | 24,930 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of counseling professionals is shrinking in Florida. In Florida, 1,440 less counseling professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of counseling has shrunk by 5% in Florida. This is faster than the trend for counseling professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of counseling professionals has shrunk by 2% between 2006 and 2010.
Counseling VS. All Professions salaries in Florida
| $44,268 | $44,375 | $45,627 | $46,380 | $47,010 |
| $43,191 | $44,171 | $45,158 | $47,627 | $48,473 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Counseling
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Florida, as the number of counseling professionals is declining, the salaries earned by counseling professionals are increasing. Counseling professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $44,268 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $47,010 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals in Florida
10th percentile |
$29,368 |
25th percentile |
$36,096 |
50th percentile |
$44,406 |
75th percentile |
$55,688 |
90th percentile |
$68,230 |
Thus, there was a 6% growth in counseling professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of counseling, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid counseling professionals earning 132% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Florida state.
Average Salaries for Counseling professionals and related professions in Florida
Christian Counseling |
$43,635 |
Clinical Psychology |
$61,650 |
Counseling |
$46,968 |
Forensic Psychology |
$83,125 |
School Psychology |
$69,870 |
Sociology |
$75,790 |
Sports Psychology |
$69,870 |
In Florida, counseling professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Counseling programs available for each degree type for all schools in Florida
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
54 |
doctor |
12 |
Certificate |
11 |
| Total | 84 |
As the number of counseling professionals is decreasing in Florida state, the number of students graduating from the 30 accredited counseling schools in Florida state is decreasing. In Florida, there were 1,409 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,280 graduates from counseling courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 9% percent decrease in the number of counseling school degree or certificate graduates in Florida. 64% of these graduates received an master's degree in counseling.